Our stories

Building a just society means elevating everyone by supporting all people to reach their full potential. Every success story is crucial because none of us can flourish, until we all do.

Dropping off the Edge 2021
- 21 September 2021
As we have previously reported, Jesuit Social Services will release a new Dropping off the Edge report in the second half of 2021. ...
Vaccination centre helping Western Sydney navigate COVID-19
- 21 September 2021
Western Sydney, where Jesuit Social Services has provided a range of programs and services since 2008, is one of the critical locations at the centre of New South Wales’ COVID-19 outbreak. ...
Walking together in Willmot
- 3 June 2021
Monique Perusco, Jesuit Social Services' Manager of Social and Community Services in Western Sydney, has known Makeeta since the very beginnings of the Willmot Community Hub in 2017. Makeeta initially came to the Hub because she was at a crisis point in her life, having experienced family violence...
The power of connection at the Hub
- 3 June 2021
The Willmot Community Hub draws on a place-based approach to address and remove barriers to inclusion for community members. Activities such as ‘Tuesday Breakfasts’ and the gardening group give local community members, families and children a way to participate in their community in a supportive...
Staff Profile – Susie Moloney, Executive Director – Centre for Just Places
- 27 March 2021
[caption id="attachment_8238" align="alignright" width="300"] Susie Maloney is the Executive Director of our new Centre for Just Places[/caption]...
Planning a just recovery for the Northern Territory
- 25 March 2021
[caption id="attachment_8247" align="alignright" width="418"] Participants in the Our Jobs, Climate and Community forum[/caption]...
An update on our work in NSW
- 23 March 2021
[caption id="attachment_8265" align="alignright" width="300"] Monique Perusco is Manager of Social and Community Services in our Western Sydney program.[/caption]...
Dropping off the Edge 2021
- 10 December 2020
We are pleased to announce that the next iteration of our Dropping off the Edge research into locational disadvantage across Australia will be published in 2021. This will be the fifth edition of this seminal research spanning more than 20 years....
Bush garden project strengthens links with culture
- 9 December 2020
[caption id="attachment_7955" align="alignright" width="187"] Smoking Ceremony at the launch of the Growing Strngbala Way Community Bush Garden Project in Katherine[/caption]...
Coffee and conversation in Mount Druitt
- 7 December 2020
The Wilmott Community Hub has gone mobile by using a coffee van to stay connected to the local community. The Hub team has taken to the streets of Mount Druitt with coffee and conversation in an effort to give members of the community that vital touchpoint that they normally would get through the...